См. также: opportunity of a lifetime, opposite the hotel, oppression, opposition leader
Several challengers, who had been expected to oppose Perez, were not able to lodge a bank guarantee of 57.4 million euros (81.1 million dollars) required by the club to be able to run for president. (The Telegraph)
The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. (Wikipedia)
In general, "acquisition" describes a primarily amicable transaction, where both firms cooperate; "takeover" suggests that the target company resists or strongly opposes the purchase; the term "merger" is used when the purchasing and target companies mutually combine to form a completely new entity. (Investopedia)
The one against? Labour’s Cathie Craigie, who insists she opposes the financial package in principle and couldn’t join her colleagues. The abstainers? Labour and the Liberal Democrats - who voted against the package at the first stage and claim the Tories have been bought off with minor changes in order to secure their support. (BBC)
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